Oil surges after Iran attacks U.S. forces in Iraq; Brent hits four-month high
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped to their highest in months on Wednesday after Iran attacked American forces in Iraq in response to a U.S. strike that killed an Iranian general last week, raising the spectre of a spiralling conflict and disrupted oil supplies.Brent crude futures soared $1.83, or 2.7%, to $70.10 by around 0148 GMT, after earlier rising to $71.75, the highest since mid-September 2019.West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed nearly $2, or almost 3%, to $64.30 a barrel. It..